premieres

noun

variants also premières
plural of premiere
as in debuts

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Recent Examples of premieres The former couple attended a variety of events together, from races to movie premieres and charity galas—including the premiere of Pixar’s Cars 2 in 2011. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 3 Feb. 2026 Glasgow Film Festival has unveiled the full lineup for its 22nd edition this year, which will showcase 16 world, European and international premieres and 68 UK premieres, including the world premiere of Molly Vs The Machines from director Marc Silver. — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premieres
  1. debuts
  2. arrivals
  3. emergences
  4. starts
Noun
  • Harvey and Gardner first met at university before pursuing careers in the arts — Harvey in TV, Gardner in theater — and with this movie, make their feature-length debuts.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The show debuts on Netflix globally following its run on Israeli network Yes, which is the commissioning broadcaster.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of debuts
Noun
  • Episodes of the Premier League Years, the Sky Sports show that boils down each season into two hours and is arguably the UK’s greatest cultural achievement, often begin with a montage of that season’s new arrivals.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Lead singer and guitarist Marisa Dabice blazed through 10 punky tracks, which, given her strong voice and hooky songwriting, surely converted some early arrivals.
    — William Earl, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrivals
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  • Founded in 1978, the auxiliary supports sworn officers at accidents sites and natural disasters and other emergences by providing crowd control and traffic direction.
    — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • Another question the team might face – whether the return of Garrett from major elbow surgery and emergences of Snelling and White will prompt a trade of ace right-hander Sandy Alcantara – is more complicated.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 5 May 2026
Definition of emergences
Noun
  • Amid Pride Park’s sea of black seats, there’s no real sense of where one stand ends and the next starts.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The rookie left-hander had lost his previous two starts, giving up 11 runs in 9 1/3 innings.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of starts

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